Senate debates
Monday, 9 September 2024
- Agriculture (1 speech)
Many people in recent years may have come across an initialism known as ESG. In theory, our corporate sector has been desperate to apply ESG principles—so called environmental, social and... - Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
I recently celebrated the 15 per cent pay rise for people working in early childhood education—the educators who are ensuring that the next generation have the fantastic start they need to... - Yazidi Community (1 speech)
Last month, on 3 August, I had the privilege to go to Wagga Wagga to be with the Yazidi community and the local Wagga community to reflect on the 10th anniversary of the appalling genocide... - Tibet Lobby Day (1 speech)
Today is Tibet Lobby Day, an annual occasion when the Australian Tibet Council invites Tibetan Australians to meet with their parliamentary representatives and discuss the issues important to... - Hickey, Ms Wilma (1 speech)
Can I associate myself with the remarks of Senator Dean Smith. Happily, I was able to meet with the delegation myself, and it's great to see multiparty support for the Tibetan people. We... - Economy (1 speech)
In the last few days Australians have witnessed an unedifying sight: the Treasurer blaming the Reserve Bank for policy outcomes that are firmly the government's fault. When Treasurer Chalmers was... - Road Infrastructure: Highways (1 speech)
Of all the issues faced by Australia, few are more damaging to our country than the fiscal imbalance and ambiguous responsibilities between state and federal governments. There is no better... - Immigration (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on behalf of thousands of people whose lives have been marked by unimaginable hardship at the hands of our broken immigration system. I stand here with the words of... - Watson, Mr Paul Franklin (1 speech)
Millions of people around the world are frustrated that again the Danish authorities have decided to keep Captain Paul Watson in jail in Greenland pending potential extradition to Japan—the... - Queensland: Cost of Living (1 speech)
Queensland families are struggling in Labor's cost-of-living crisis. The Queensland Council of Social Service said today that 94 per cent of the state is worried about the cost of living. It said... - Victoria: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I was delighted to recently join our wonderful hard-working candidate for Corangamite, Darcy Dunstan, to tour two major projects in the Geelong region: the Waurn Ponds rail upgrade and the Barwon... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Violence is everywhere, but it shouldn't be something we accept. It shouldn't be something that is spoken about secretly, because those secrets allow violent cultures to stay alive. Last week, I... - Schools (1 speech)
We're hurtling towards a two-tiered school system in this country with Labor's new funding scheme a reverse Robin Hood, which is still bleeding public schools dry to give to wealthy private... - Central Land Council (1 speech)
(): Today in the gallery we are joined by three very brave, admirable women, Veronica and Margaret Lynch and Sabella Turner. Not only are they respected elders within the Arrernte... - Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
(): Last Friday, the Labor Albanese government announced a $4.4 billion commitment to new funding to address gender based violence and investment in frontline services and initiatives... - Albanese Government (2 speeches)
Madam President, I thought I'd give you an update on the achievements of the Albanese Labor government. It's an update. In the last 12 months, what has this government done? Nothing. The cost of...
